diff --git a/roles/services/synapse/handlers/main.yml b/roles/services/synapse/handlers/main.yml
index 02632db..af9ed56 100644
--- a/roles/services/synapse/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/services/synapse/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+- name: Run daemon-reload for synapse
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    name: synapse
+
 - name: Restart synapse
   service:
     name: synapse
diff --git a/roles/services/synapse/tasks/main.yml b/roles/services/synapse/tasks/main.yml
index c90a7b3..49a6084 100644
--- a/roles/services/synapse/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/services/synapse/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
     regexp: "^ReadWritePaths.*"
     line: "ReadWritePaths={{ dataroot }}/synapse/"
     state: present
-  notify: Restart synapse
+  notify: 
+    - Run daemon-reload for synapse
+    - Restart synapse
 
 - name: Find owner of data folder
   stat: